WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1851
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so far as he rnay hcwe sought to connect rne with his co1·1·espond- ence which has recently appeared in the N. York Herald. If there is any such person as Mr. C. H. Donelson, or ever has been in Texas, I am not aware of the fact, nor have I been able to obtain information of any such individual. I have seen several gentlemen who have recently canvassed our State in the late elections, and not one of them has ever heard of Mr. Donelson. Enclosed I send you several editorials from newspapers, from ,vhich you may be enabled to come to some satisfactory conclu- sions as to the importance which should attach to the Donelson humbug. Further than this I have nothing to do with the affair. If Mr. C. H. Donelson is a real person, and can ever be identified, it will be found that neither he nor any other person, in truth, has any authority to use my name in any pledges, bargains, or agree- ments, with any individuals or cliques, for any political purpose whatsoever; nor could I, as an honorable man, sanction such a course. I will leave you, sir, and all intelligent men, to divine the object for which this extraordinary correspondence has been gotten up, with a vapid attempt to connect my name with prin- ciples to which I have ever been opposed. So far as it has been necessary or proper in the discharge of my public duties, either in speaking, voting, or acting, I have sought no concealment of . my principles; and it is due to myself that I should remain con- sistent with the past in all things which may affect my own character, and the peac~, prosperity, and honor of our country. Sam Houston 1 The Texas Monument, November 26, 1851; The Lone Star and Southeni · Watch Tower, November 15, 1861.
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HOUSTON DEFENDS HIS RECORD, OCTOBER 6, 1851 1
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In the outset Gen. Houston paid a high and deserved compli- ment to his noble colleague, Gen. Rusk. He alluded to their past services together in the early struggles of the country, and spoke eloquently of their joint efforts in support of the adjustment measures of the last Congress. He adverted to his Oregon vote. He had been abused for it-had been denounced as a traitor, and held up to the reprobation of mankind, when that vote was given in strict accordance with the Missouri Compromise; when
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